List of eligibility transfers in athletics
This is a list of track and field athletes who have moved to compete for another country. Such moves are called transfers of allegiance by the IAAF.
To countries in Africa
| Name of athlete | From nation | To nation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabienne Feraez |  France |  Benin | 2003 |
| Fred Salle |  Great Britain |  Cameroon | 1986 |
| Sylvie Mballa Éloundou | France | Cameroon | 2005 |
| Georgina Tóth |  Hungary | Cameroon | |
| Nusrat Ceesay | Great Britain |  Gambia | 2011 |
| Mensah Elliot | Great Britain | Gambia | 2011 |
| Tim Abeyie | Great Britain |  Ghana | 2011 |
| Fatmata Fofanah |  United States |  Guinea | 2006 |
| Leonard Mucheru Maina |  Bahrain |  Kenya | 2007 |
| Sultan Tucker | United States |  Liberia | |
| Kia Davis | United States | Liberia | 2008 |
| Brahim Lahlafi | France |  Morocco | 2007 |
| Tosin Oke | Great Britain |  Nigeria | 2009 |
| Monzavous Edwards | United States | Nigeria | 2014 |
| Mark Jelks | United States | Nigeria | 2014 |
| Lamberte Nyabamikazi |  Burkina Faso |  Rwanda | 2003 |
| Céline Laporte | France |  Seychelles | 2003 |
| Tom Petranoff | United States | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa | 1991 |
| Sherwin Vries |  Namibia |  South Africa | 2003 |
| Yamile Aldama |  Cuba |  Sudan United Kingdom | 2004 2011 |
| Todd Matthews-Jouda | United States | Sudan | 2003 |
| Florence Ezeh | France |  Togo | 2005 |
| Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | France | Togo | |
| Gerald Phiri | Great Britain |  Zambia | 2009 |
To countries in the Americas
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To countries in Asia
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To countries in Oceania
| Name of athlete | From nation | To nation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youcef Abdi |  Algeria |  Australia | 2000 |
| Zid Abou Hamed |  Syria | Australia | |
| Sisay Bezabeh |  Ethiopia | Australia | 2000 |
| Viktor Chistiakov |  Russia | Australia | 1999 |
| Daniela Costian |  Romania | Australia | 1990 |
| Ambrose Ezenwa | Nigeria | Australia | 2006 |
| Tatiana Grigorieva | Russia | Australia | 1998 |
| Hans Lotz |  Germany | Australia | |
| Dmitri Markov |  Belarus | Australia | 1999 |
| Mizan Mehari | Ethiopia | Australia | 1999 |
| Peter O'Donoghue |  New Zealand | Australia | |
| Sara Salmon | Germany | Australia | 2007 |
| Silvana Trampuz |  Italy | Australia | |
| Gemechu Woyecha |  Qatar | Australia | |
| Augustine Nketia | Ghana | New Zealand | |
| Denis Petushinskiy | Russia | New Zealand | 1998 |
| Biljana Petrovich |  Yugoslavia | New Zealand | 1998 |
| Emanuele Fuamatu | Australia |  Samoa | 2009 |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2009-08-18-3526027641_x.htm
- ↑ http://www.trinidadexpress.com/sports/Davis_now_a_T_T_athlete-137735183.html
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Transfer of Allegiance - 1998 to 2011 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter". IAAF. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- 1 2 "Transfer of Allegiance - 2012 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter". IAAF. 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- 1 2 "Transfer of Allegiance - 2013 - as officially announced in the IAAF Newsletter". IAAF. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- Transfers of Allegiance - IAAF.org
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